sempre
Adverb
Meaning
Always; throughout; as, sempre piano, always soft.
Source: Webster's dictionaryExamples
Alors sempre avanti! (Ever Forward / Always Ahead)
But in comparison with every other work of the composer, it is wanting in tunes of a broad and impressive character, and one or two of the type of "O Mia Regina", "Ritorna Vincitor", or "Ora per sempre addio" might have helped the situation.
The concluding ensemble delivers the moral of the opera – "Such is the end of the evildoer: the death of a sinner always reflects his life" ("Questo è il fin di chi fa mal, e de' perfidi la morte alla vita è sempre ugual").
It is also used, mainly amongst the young people, as a short written form for "per", meaning "for": for example, "x sempre" ("forever").